another shark story

[BristolLes]

Did anybody see the report of a 400kg thresher in todays Daily Mirror ? Details below copied from their website (www.mirror co.uk) .....................

 

 

Record-breaker shark caught off Cornwall

..But it only eats mackerel

 

Just when you thought it was safe go back in the water a monster shark turns up.

 

But there's no need to worry...the record-breaking 400kg thresher - rare in UK waters - prefers the taste of mackerel, anchovies and pilchards to people.

 

Cornish lobster fishermen Alan Fairless landed the beast after it got tangled in his pots off Mevagissey.

 

The father-of-three, from nearby Charlestown, needed a larger trawler's winching gear to pluck it from the sea and a forklift truck to transport it around the harbour.

 

The 15ft shark weighed in 52kg heavier than the old world record.

 

Alan said: "It's the biggest thing I've ever caught. I knew I wouldn't get it on my boat when I saw the size of it."

 

KILLER FACTS

 

There is no official record of anyone being killed by a thresher...but one unconfirmed story tells of a fishermen beheaded by the tail ...... ( keep your head down richi !)

 

There are four recorded instances of threshers attacking boats

 

.......... The picture in the paper was impressive too ! .......

Edited October 25, 2007 by BristolLes

[Fastd]

Did anybody see the report of a 400kg thresher in todays Daily Mirror ? Details below copied from their website (www.mirror co.uk) .....................

 

 

Record-breaker shark caught off Cornwall

..But it only eats mackerel

 

Just when you thought it was safe go back in the water a monster shark turns up.

 

But there's no need to worry...the record-breaking 400kg thresher - rare in UK waters - prefers the taste of mackerel, anchovies and pilchards to people.

 

Cornish lobster fishermen Alan Fairless landed the beast after it got tangled in his pots off Mevagissey.

 

The father-of-three, from nearby Charlestown, needed a larger trawler's winching gear to pluck it from the sea and a forklift truck to transport it around the harbour.

 

The 15ft shark weighed in 52kg heavier than the old world record.

 

Alan said: "It's the biggest thing I've ever caught. I knew I wouldn't get it on my boat when I saw the size of it."

 

KILLER FACTS

 

There is no official record of anyone being killed by a thresher...but one unconfirmed story tells of a fishermen beheaded by the tail

 

There are four recorded instances of threshers attacking boats

 

.......... The picture in the paper was impressive too ! .......

 

Saw it in the sun too...so it must be true;)

 

The sad thing is a french buyer bought it for 350 quid...not a fitting end for something that is 120 lb bigger than the world record. A days sharking would have provided more to the economy that that one fish had to contribute.

 

Theres been a few caught off filey this year in nets.

 

Lets hope they become a regular feature of uk fishing.

 

Cheers

Dave

[YakDiver]

It was most properly be dead when he brought it up, I'm glad to see it was sold and not used for a photo session and then dumped back in the water to rot